Bavaria.
Munich Palace.
In the elegantly decorated spacious hall, the Austrian Minister of State, Baron Tugut, raised his arms and proclaimed passionately:
"This is the war that will decide the future of the great Holy Roman Empire. We can only accept one outcome, and that is the complete defeat of the barbaric French people.
"It won't be long before the Empire surrounds Paris, and we will accept the French King's surrender at the Palace of Versailles!
"The Empire's hundred thousand troops are advancing smoothly in Luxembourg..."
Prince Henry of Prussia, sitting in the front row, immediately nodded in agreement: "The Duke of Brunswick will capture Luxembourg City within a week."
He appeared to support Tugut, but in truth, he was emphasizing that the main force fighting in Luxembourg was the Prussians, not the 'Imperial Army' Tugut mentioned.
